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PCoIP Ultra

The Graphics Agent for Windows provides support for PCoIP Ultra, the latest protocol enhancements from Teradici. PCoIP Ultra is optimized for truly lossless support with bit-exact color accuracy and preservation of content detail at the highest frame rates.

PCoIP Ultra protocol enhancements propels our industry-recognized performance into the future of remote computing, with faster, more interactive experience for users of remote workstations working with high-resolution content.

PCoIP Ultra enhancements are disabled by default. You must enable them manually.

PCoIP Ultra is appropriate for specific use cases

For most users, the default PCoIP protocol will provide the best possible experience. Carefully review the recommended use cases in the next section to determine whether you should enable it.

For additional detail on PCoIP Ultra technical requirements for various use cases and troubleshooting steps, refer to KB 2109: PCoIP Ultra Troubleshooting.

When to Enable PCoIP Ultra

PCoIP Ultra is apporpriate for users with the following requirements:

CPU optimization:

  • Users requiring CPU-optimized delivery of 4K UHD, high-framerate video playback and build-to-lossless color accuracy.

  • Efficient scaling across multicore CPUs, leveraging AVX2 instruction sets.

GPU optimization:

  • Highest possible CPU efficiency, with encoding offloaded to a GPU

  • Video playback under bandwidth constrained environments

For all other scenarios, Teradici recommends that you leave PCoIP Ultra disabled.

Requirements

To take advantage of PCoIP Ultra, you need:

  • A PCoIP agent (any type), 20.04 or later

  • A PCoIP Software Client (any type), 20.04 or later

    PCoIP Tera2 Zero Clients do not support PCoIP Ultra

    PCoIP Ultra is only available through PCoIP Software Clients.

  • CPU optimization requires CPU support for the AVX2 instruction set on both the agent and client machines.

  • GPU optimization requires an NVIDIA graphics card that supports NVENC on the agent machine.

Enabling PCoIP Ultra

To enable PCoIP Ultra features, turn on one of the following GPO variables:

Only one setting can be active at a time. If both are enabled, GPU optimization will take precedence and CPU optimization will be inactive.

All PCoIP Ultra settings take effect on the next PCoIP session. No configuration is required on the PCoIP Software Client.

Setting GPO variables

If you don't know how to enable GPO variables, refer to Configuring the Graphics Agent for Windows.

Recommended client adjustments

For improved performance when using PCoIP Ultra, ensure Enhanced A/V Sync is disabled on your PCoIP software client. This is disabled by default.

  • Windows clients: Open C:\%appdata%\Teradici\Teradici PCoIP Client.ini in an editor and add the following line:

    enable_enhanced_avsync=0
    
  • macOS clients: From a command prompt, enter the following command:

    defaults write "com.teradici.Teradici PCoIP Client" enable_enhanced_avsync 0
    
  • Linux clients: open ~/.config/Teradici/Teradici PCoIP Client.ini in an editor and add the following line:

    enable_enhanced_avsync=0